tanker

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A tankship, a vessel used to transport large quantities of fluid.
A motor truck (lorry) with a tank to hold bulk liquid (with or without internal baffles): a fuel tanker (lorry), petrol tanker, road tanker.
An aircraft carrying a large supply of jet fuel or avgas for aerial refueling of other aircraft, plus equipment allowing the in-air transfer of fuel.
An aircraft built or modified to carry water and/or fire retardant for dropping on wildfires.
A tank car (tank wagon).
Member of a tank crew, or of an armoured unit.
An airman who serves on the crew of an aerial refueling tanker aircraft.
A longboard.

verb

To transport (oil, etc.) in a tanker.
To carry more fuel than necessary for a flight, in order to avoid having to refuel at a destination where fuel is more expensive or in short supply.

/ˈtæŋkə/ En-au-tanker.ogg /ˈtæŋkɚ/ /ˈteɪ̯ŋkɚ/ /ˈtɛ̃ŋkɚ/

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From tank + -er.

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crewman

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